BFAR places four areas under red tide alert

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has raised the red tide warning in four areas in the country - the third time this month – because of persistent high temperatures brought about by the El Nino phenomenon.

In its Shellfish Bulletin No.17-2015, BFAR announced to the public that harvested shellfish and other fish species from the coastal waters of Balite Bay in Mati, Davao Oriental; Mandaon in Masbate; and Dauis in Bohol are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the regulatory limit.